Jennifer McCann, Tiffany Smythe, Danielle Turek and Tom Pavitt URI Coastal Resources Center

December 19, 2014

Presentation Overview

• Why the U.S. team’s focus on MSP?

• Moore Foundation Grant

• Ocean SAMP implementation case study

Why marine spatial planning?

• State of practice for ecosystem-based ocean and coastal management

• National Ocean Policy (2010)

• EU directive for establishing a

framework for maritime spatial planning (2014)

MSP: A tool for achieving tangible impacts

Environmental

Cultural

Economic

Marine spatial plans expanded protected areas an average of

50% Narragansett Indian

Tribe given new influence over

offshore decision making

RI Wind energy

$55-110 million

Redstone Strategies, 2014

Impact of RI, MA, Belgium and Norway -

$4.1B

$90million in fisheries

URI’s Ride on the MSP Wave

Ocean SAMP Development

Office of Energy Resources (2008-2010) $6,000,000

U.S. DOE (2010) $634,000

Post-SAMP

ARRA (2010-12) $2,700,000

National Oceanographic Partnership Program (2010-12) $745,000

Renewable Energy Siting Partnership (2012-13) $3,570,000

John King lab (BOEM-funded projects) (2013-2016) $3,698,000

MSP Capacity Building (Moore) (2013-2015) $659,000

TOTAL (2008-2016) $18,006,000

Two-Year Grant: Capacity-Building for the

Marine Spatial Planning Network

• Assessment: Needs of MSP Practitioners (2014)

• Case Studies and Training Materials (Ongoing)

• Second Int’l. MSP Symposium (late 2015)

Case Study: Implementation of the Ocean SAMP

Audience: Global Network of Practitioners

Goal: Document Example of MSP Implementation

Focus: Select SAMP Policies and Tools

Ocean SAMP Goals

1. Foster a properly functioning ecosystem.

2. Promote and enhance existing uses.

3. Encourage marine-based economic development.

4. Build a framework for coordinated decision-making.

Ocean SAMP Timeline

• Issue Identification and Assessment

• SAMP Document Preparation

2008 - 2010

• State Adoption • Federal Adoption

2010-2011 • Funding Secured • Stakeholder Advisory

Committees Organized

• Review/Permitting Processes Begin

2011-present

Ocean SAMP Tools in Implementation

Renewable Energy Zone

Fishermen’s Advisory Board

Habitat Advisory Board

Area of Mutual Interest

Geographic Location Description

Applying SAMP designations and regulatory standards: the Renewable Energy Zone

“In all, Deepwater Wind will invest over a quarter of a billion dollars on the wind farm and transmission system – one of the largest private investments in Rhode Island history” (Deepwater wind 2014)

“Please, yes, do develop the

Deepwater Wind project in what is literally my back

yard” - Judith Gray, stakeholder

“avoided a train wreck” – Ken Payne

Images: The Electron Project (Cape Spin)

Assembling stakeholder boards: the Fishermen’s Advisory Board

“The FAB is what gives me the clout. [Without it] none of these people would really have much time and interest in what I had to say” - Bill McElroy, lobsterman and FAB chair

Area of Mutual Interest (AMI)

Habitat Advisory Board

Geographic Location Description (GLD)

Other Means of Implementation

• U.S. Coast Guard: Ocean SAMP as the “touchstone document” – means of resolving conflict between agencies, stakeholders and project proponents

Other Means of Implementation • NMFS: Much more communication

and coordination between agencies, the developer, and stakeholders than the norm

A future orientation • All key informants (to date) agree: the

Ocean SAMP must stay current and address new issues!

• Sand and gravel mining

• Effects of climate change on fisheries

Some overarching observations • Ocean SAMP: Worth more

than the sum of its parts.

• Adaptive management: necessary to maintain trust and consensus built through SAMP development process!

Tangible impacts of the Ocean SAMP

Foster a properly functioning ecosystem

Promote and enhance existing uses

•Sited the Block Island Wind Farm, which will provide clean electricity to 17,000 households

•generate over $100 million in economic activity in RI •create 200 jobs locally

•Increased protection for 68% of state waters and 54% of study area.

•Designation of Renewable Energy Zone in area of least environmental impact

•Areas of Particular Concern designated to protect existing recreation, marine transportation, military, and fishing uses

•Fishing industry given formal standing in offshore decision making

Tangible impacts of the Ocean SAMP

Encourage marine-based economic development

•2 Year permitting time for BI Wind Farm •MOU with FERC •Coordination with BOEM

•Sited the Block Island Wind Farm, which will provide clean electricity to 17,000 households

•generate over $100 million in economic activity in RI •create 200 jobs locally

Build a framework for coordinated decision-making

Tangible impacts of the Ocean SAMP:

• Increased protection for 68% of state waters and 54% of study area.

• Sited the Block Island Wind Farm, which will – provide clean electricity to 17,000 households – generate over $100 million in economic activity in RI – create 200 jobs locally

• Gave a voice and a platform to over 200

stakeholders who participated in Ocean SAMP

Thank you!

• 41- 2011 post-Ocean SAMP MSP training • 200-2012 first International MSP

symposium • 1500 OSAMP practitioners guide

distributed • MSP network survey – 123 people from 6

continents • MSP Workshop at TCS- 30 practitioners • OceanPlanning4Practitioners Listserv- 125

practitioners of various levels

Ocean SAMP inspired Activities